tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13848504.post7106489279994667694..comments2023-09-09T04:03:00.560-05:00Comments on The Fortress of Soliloquy: Life on MarsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13848504.post-69510064492920819232008-02-27T17:24:00.000-06:002008-02-27T17:24:00.000-06:00Matt: I kind of suspected that. Something that rea...<I>Matt: I kind of suspected that. Something that really surprised me (though it shouldn't have, I suppose) was how much those first episodes of Buffy really felt like a mid-'90s syndication series. It's hard to describe exactly why, but I had the same feeling watching it that I once had watching "Xena" and "Poltergeist: The Legacy" and such.</I><BR/><BR/>Totally agree. Bad music, cheap effects, and poor production values. Season 1 is important in that it sets up some pretty important mythology, but for the most part one viewing is all you're gonna need.<BR/><BR/>-MMatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05910006954704396801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13848504.post-45840361206007422742008-02-27T12:27:00.000-06:002008-02-27T12:27:00.000-06:00Matthew: I've heard mixed things about the rest of...Matthew: I've heard mixed things about the rest of VM, but I figure, I bought at least two seasons of Smallville after its sell-by date had passed, and Veronica Mars is already better in just about every facet; I can justify that kind of purchase. <BR/><BR/>Matt: I kind of suspected that. Something that really surprised me (though it shouldn't have, I suppose) was how much those first episodes of Buffy <I>really</I> felt like a mid-'90s syndication series. It's hard to describe exactly why, but I had the same feeling watching it that I once had watching "Xena" and "Poltergeist: The Legacy" and such.Tom Fosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13796424725228769265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13848504.post-13715001980262596872008-02-27T10:36:00.000-06:002008-02-27T10:36:00.000-06:00Personally, I really liked Season 2. Season 3 wasn...Personally, I really liked Season 2. Season 3 wasn't as good, but I still enjoyed that, too (maybe I'm biased).<BR/><BR/>And as far as Buffy goes, Tom, it takes some getting used to. The first season is, in my opinion, not so great. Right around the second third of Season 2 it kicks into high gear.<BR/><BR/>-MMatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05910006954704396801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13848504.post-9121557013032798962008-02-27T08:03:00.000-06:002008-02-27T08:03:00.000-06:00Make no mistake, seasons 2 and 3 of Veronica Mars ...Make no mistake, seasons 2 and 3 of <I>Veronica Mars</I> aren't as good as the first season... but they're still really good. I was particularly impressed with the final episode, which struck the perfect note to end the series on.Matthew Ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01007497367844755093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13848504.post-79391360384527722722008-02-26T18:09:00.000-06:002008-02-26T18:09:00.000-06:00I checked out the first disc of Buffy, and I'll be...I checked out the first disc of Buffy, and I'll be watching more when I'm done with Dr. Who, but Veronica Mars definitely hooked me a lot more than Ms. Summers. <BR/><BR/>Although I did like that Buffy referenced the movie it spun out of. I always enjoyed the Buffy film.Tom Fosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13796424725228769265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13848504.post-4582042352935178102008-02-26T17:57:00.000-06:002008-02-26T17:57:00.000-06:00The first season, in particular, was just so well-...The first season, in particular, was just so well-crafted, a damn near perfect example of an season arc in episodic television. But at the time it first came on, some people were drawing comparisons to Buffy.<BR/><BR/>I miss Veronica Mars.Bill S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12786195100780643845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13848504.post-29618269003953962332008-02-26T14:56:00.000-06:002008-02-26T14:56:00.000-06:00Veronica Mars has been one of the better dramas to...Veronica Mars has been one of the better dramas to show up on network TV in a while.<BR/><BR/>If Veronica Mars is at all a copy-cat of Chloe Sullivan, she takes everything Ms. Sullivan is and improves upon it (as you said, Tom). <BR/><BR/>-MMatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05910006954704396801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13848504.post-77299381583943373752008-02-26T14:46:00.000-06:002008-02-26T14:46:00.000-06:00Early on lots of people were saying Veronica Mars ...Early on lots of people were saying Veronica Mars was just a ripoff of Chloe Sullivan, but really, they're both just riffs on Nancy Drew. Too bad there weren't enough people who both watched and wanted a girl detective series to keep <I>Veronica Mars</I> on the air.ticknarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00801355244098858109noreply@blogger.com